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Flood Relief Fund to be audited to ensure transparency: Pak PM Shehbaz
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday announced to get PM Flood Relief Fund audited by the Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) and a private audit firm to ensure transparency.
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US Congress members to visit flood-hit Pakistan tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Members of the United States Congress Sheila Jackson and Tom Suozzi have left for a two-day visit to the flood-affected Pakistan on Saturday, in a bid to show solidarity with the victims and the Pakistani government.
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UN expresses concern over food security as Pak floods threaten Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 3 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday expressed concern over the worsening flood situation in Pakistan as it will threaten the food supply to crisis-ridden Afghanistan.
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Over 1/3 of Pakistan underwater amid its worst floods in history
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): More than one-third of Pakistan is underwater amid its worst floods in history, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Pak Finance Minister Miftah Ismail hints at early exit, says 'may not have
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Amid dissatisfaction within the new coalition government of Pakistan led by Shehbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has hinted at his early exit, saying that although the coalition government has 13 months, he may not have that much time.
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About 8 lakh livestock lost in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Over the past few weeks, torrential monsoon rains have broken a century-long record and dumped more than five times the 30-year average for rainfall in some provinces, killing more than 1200 people, including about 400 children.
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Pakistan faces acute shortage of medicine amid devastating flood
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Following heavy rains and floods in Pakistan, close to five billion people are at risk of various diseases and medical experts and organizations have warned that medicines worth over a billion rupee are immediately needed in the affected areas.
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Anger erupts over inept govt response to floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): At least 1,186 people have died from the floods in Pakistan, leaving affected residents angry at the lack of help being provided to them as this natural disaster disrupts life and pose threat to food security and the economy.
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Death toll from Pakistan floods reaches near 1,200
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): The death toll from floods in Pakistan has reached near 1,200 as 19 more people lost their lives in the last 24 hours.
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Shahbaz Sharif postpones UAE visit amid floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Amid the devastating flood situation in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has postponed his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), scheduled for September 3.
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Pakistan's deadly floods creates 100 km-wide inland lake in Sindh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Pakistan's deadly floods have created a massive 100 km-wide inland lake due to the overflowing Indus River in Sindh Province, satellite images show.
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Asian Development Bank grants USD 3 million to support Pakistan's flood re
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Amid widespread floods across, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a USD 3 million grant to support Pakistan's emergency relief efforts.
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